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Birth Anniversary of Pingali Venkayya •

World Sanskrit Day POLITY 4-13 • 14th Vice-President of India

• Power of the Speaker •

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49th Chief Justice of India

• New India Literacy Programme •

Independence Day Celebration ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY 14-36

• The Indian Antarctic Bill, 2022

• Indian Oil signs MoU with National Tiger Conservation Authority

• India’s Updated Nationally Determined Contribution

• Impact of Climate Change on Oceans

• India adds 10 more wetlands designated as Ramsar site

• New Ramsar site in Detail

• Flood Forecasting and Early Warning System

• World Elephant Day

• 75 Ramsar Sites in 75th Year of Independence ECONOMY 37-55

• Mandatory Procurement from MSMEs

• 75000 Start-ups Recognised

• Fair and Remunerative Price

• Lok Sabha passes Bill to set up Gati Shakti University

• Number of employees in IT

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• Consumption of Petroleum Products and Natural Gas

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• REC sanctions 22,000 crore to Discoms

• Supply and Demand of Coal

• Guidelines for the scheme ‘Strengthening of Pharmaceutical Industry (SPI)’

• National Rail Plan (NRP) for India – 2030 • EASE OF DOING BUSINESS 2.0

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• ITU Regional Standardization Forum (RSF)

• Government offers use of Indigenous 5G Test Bed

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• PMAY-U up to 31st December 2024 INTERNATIONAL RELATION 83-88

• RIMPAC – 2022

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• Ex Vajra Prahar 2022

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• INDIAN ARMY LAUNCHES “HIM- DRONE-A-THON” MISCELLANEOUS 90-92

• Repair of a US Navy Ship in India

• India’s first Saline Water Lantern

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• Akasa Air commences

Birth Anniversary of Pingali Venkayya The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has paid homage to Pingali Venkayya on his birth anniversary

. About Pingali Venkayya

• Venkayya was born in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh on August 2, 1876.

• He joined the British Indian Army and was in South Africa where he met Mahatma Gandhi, became his disciple and plunged into the freedom movement.

• After returning to India, he published a book of flags containing 30 different designs in 1916

. • He wrote letters to freedom fighters including Mahatma Gandhi informing them about his idea of having a national flag and he spoke about it at Congress meetings.

• In 1921, at a meeting in Vijayawada, Mahatma Gandhi and other leaders approved Venkayya’s design.

• The first design comprised only two bands—red and green—and a charkha but on the insistence of Mahatma Gandhi, Venkayya added a white band.

• Subsequently, the red colour band was changed to saffron and the Ashok Chakra replaced the charkha

. • On July 4, 1963, Venkayya passed away in poverty.

• In 2009, a stamp was issued in his memory and the Andhra Pradesh Government recommended him for Bharat Ratna in 2014. 

World Sanskrit Day

World Sanskrit Day, also called as Viswa Samskrita Dinam, is observed on the full moon day of Hindu month Shraavan. 

• This year, the language day falls on August 12.